A month passed by. Karthik continued to toil in office day and night while being subjected to insults by Aditya but did not open his mouth about it at home.
He came back home late night one day. Naira was awake in their room. He opened the door of the living room and sunk to the floor. He was extremely tired and badly wanted to vent out his emotions. Unable to bear it anymore he started to sob. He sobbed silently for a quarter of an hour when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Karthik.. Karthik.. speak to me Karthik.. what happened to you" Manish panicked while holding his sons face close to him.
"Papa Papa..." Karthik gasped.. by now everyone had heard voices and rushed to Karthik.
Karthik sobbed harder into his father's shoulders as all Naira could do was to catch his hand tight.
"Bas Kartik.. will you please tell us what happened. Are you okay" Naira asked softly
"I could not get leave for soumya maa's ceremony day. It is in two days and I have to be in office that day.." Karthik said between tears
"Karthik beta its okay. We can take care. You take care of work" Manish said ruffling his hair.
"I want her blessings, how will I get her blessings" Karthik said finally regaining composure
"Karthik, Maa's blessings are always with you. Please do not cry" Naira said, leaning on his shoulder
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The next day
"Mr.Karthik Goenka, I have to pay my college fees. Give me the check for the fees" Shubam said at breakfast that morning
"Okay, Let me just finish breakfast and I will give you" Karthik replied
Shubam banged a door and left the room. A tear slipped from Dadi's eye. Karthik got up and sat near his grandmother " Dadi, everything will be okay Dadi. He will also understand one day, like how I understood Maa and Papa" Karthik said softly, wiping Dadi's eyes
"Will I be alive to see it. I dont know. I wish I was dead rather than seeing all this" Dadi said, breaking down
"Dadi, please, we need you. Please dont break down like this" Karthik said, holding her hand
Karthik's mobile started ringing and his face changed when he saw the caller name. Gritting his teeth, he picked up the phone
"Good Morning Sir' He wished, trying to act calm in front of everyone
"It is not good morning you fool. The proposal you submitted is full of mistakes. Come right now to office and correct it before I meet the client" Aditya screamed at the other end of the phone
"Yes sir, I shall come right away" Karthik said and left the house without even telling anyone he was leaving
"There is something wrong with Karthik. For sure he is hiding something. He comes home late everyday, has forgotten to smile, gets angry for every small thing, does not even spend time playing with Sakshi, I hope he is alright, he has some problem, but is not sharing it with me" Naira spoke to herself
"Mumma, did I do something wrong? Why is Papa not talking to me, Bad Papa he is" Sakshi asked her mother
Tears stung Naira's eyes " Your papa is the best Papa beta, He has lot of work in office na? Thats why he is not talking with anyone. Papa can never be angry at his princess and he loves you a lot" Naira said, ruffling her daughter's hair
"I miss Papa Mumma" Sakshi said
"I miss him too" Naira said hugging her
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"Welcome Mr.Goenka" Aditya said with hands crossed across his chest, sneering at Karthik as he entered the office. They were on the main working floor and all employees stared at them.
"Do you even have the tiniest brain? Who would submit a proposal showing losses" Aditya shouted
Karthik was taken aback. He had shown a profit and had done a lot of research on the proposal and worked hard on it.
"Sir, the proposal I had made had profits" Karthik said, looking down
Aditya walked up to Karthik." So do you mean to say I have changed the proposal? What do you know about business? You are a loser in life, You lived on your father's money all these years and when it comes to working hard, you are not able to, because you are a loser, a loser like your father"
Karthik felt his temper rise. He closed his fists and gritted his teeth " Sir, it would be better if you did not bring my family into this" Karthik said, his anger clearly visible in his voice.
"I will do anything I want. Because I am the BOSS and you are just an employee for a salary. I can kick you out of the job this moment and you will not get a job anywhere. You are a refugee here" Aditya screamed and threw the papers on Karthik's face.
Karthik was aware of the entire office watching him. His face was red in embarrassment. He was just about to sit on his seat when the office assistant called him and said " Sahib, someone has come to see you"
Karthik turned to see who it was and was completely shocked. The first thing he noticed was that the door was open, and the person's face was completely shocked, which meant the person had heard and seen everything...
Keep guessing who the person is by which the next part shall be updated. Vote target- 50 votes for the next part.
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